TIPTON CO., TN – A fiery crash involving a tanker truck shut down a portion of TN-14 southeast of Brighton on Tuesday afternoon. According to a report by Fox 13, the crash occurred at about noon near the intersection with Mt. Carmel Road. There were no injuries reported despite the emergence of dark smoke and […]
KNOXVILLE, TN – The driver of a UPS truck was rushed to the hospital following a collision involving a semi-truck northwest of Knoxville last month. According to a report by WATE, the crash occurred on Thursday, July 6th on Ball Camp Pike near the intersection with Lobetti Road. Deputies with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office […]
CHATTANOOGA, TN – First responders were called to the scene after a sewage truck crashed in Chattanooga’s North Shore on Monday. According to WDEF, the truck crashed while heading to a sewage treatment facility while taking the ramp from US-27 North to Manufacturers Road sometime before noon. The unidentified driver was taken to a local […]
KNOXVILLE, TN – Major traffic delays were reported after a dump truck overturned near Cove Lake State Park on Monday morning, WBIR reports. Officials with Tennessee DoT say the truck flipped over at about 8 a.m. on SR-63 near the intersection with US-25W, near LaFollette. SR 63 is closed to westbound traffic near Cove Lake […]
TROUSDALE CO., TN – Major traffic delays were reported after a tractor-trailer overturned in Trousdale County early last Wednesday morning. According to the Hartsville Vidette, the truck overturned in the southbound lanes of Highway 10 at about 4:17 a.m. Troopers say the driver, 57-year-old Ben Lumpkins, lost control of the vehicle for unknown reasons, causing […]
HAMILTON, CO., TN – Hazmat crews were called to the scene of a tractor-trailer fire on I-75 near Mill Run last Friday afternoon. According to a report by WDEF, the truck caught fire at about 12 p.m. in the southbound lanes of the interstate near the Scenic Overlook, just north of Ooltewah-Georgetown Road. The Tri […]
KNOXVILLE, TN – A man was killed and another person was rushed to the hospital following a truck accident on I-40 in West Knoxville on Monday, July 31st. According to WATE, Dustin Slaven, 38 of Oneida, Tennessee was eastbound on I-40 at about 2 p.m. when his truck veered off the roadway near Western Avenue […]
SEVIERVILLE, TN – A man was taken into custody following police chase and resulting crash involving a stolen garbage truck in Sevierville on Monday. According to WATE, police were notified of the stolen trucks arrival in Sevierville at about 7 a.m. Officers then deployed spike strips on West Main Street, causing the truck veer off […]
FAYETTE CO., TN – An overturned tanker-truck carrying a cargo of gas and diesel has triggered a fuel leak on State Route 59 early Monday, WREG reports. Fayette County Sheriff’s Deputies say the truck overturned on Highway 59 near Sinai Drive at about 2:18 a.m. Details concerning the cause of the crash are unclear at […]
ROBERTSON CO., TN – Major traffic delays were reported after a tanker-truck rolled over on I-65 north of Millersville on Monday morning. According to WSMV, 29-year-old Franklin Reed of Kentucky lost control of the truck for unknown reasons at about 10:30 a.m. just south of the town of White House, causing the vehicle to overturn […]